How can the brutal and costly enterprise of criminal punishment be justified? This text makes a contribution to the philosophical literature and debate on the morality of punishing, arguing that punishment is justified in the duties that offenders incur as a result of their wron…
This volume gathers leading theorists to present original work on a range of foundational questions in criminal law theory. It provides an overview of current philosophical work on the criminal law, setting an agenda for further research and debate.
Are preventive justice measures justified? Do they needlessly blur the boundaries between criminal and civil law, signalling a change in the architecture of security? The contributors in this volume re-assess the foundations for the range of coercive measures that states now tak…
Présentation de l'éditeur : "This book celebrates Andreas (Andrew) von Hirsch's pioneering contributions to liberal criminal theory. He is particularly noted for reinvigorating desert-based theories of punishment, for his development of principled normative constraints on the en…
"Cesare Beccaria's slim 1764 volume On Crimes and Punishments influenced policy developments worldwide and over decades, if not centuries, after its publication. For those who turn to Beccaria's work today, the encounter is shaped by that knowledge. Appreciative of On Crimes and…
With this volume, Michael Moore offers the first thorough examination of the retributivist theory of the criminal law. He not only defends the theory, but also details the implications it would have for the general structure of criminal law.--Résumé de l'éditeur.